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800 Words - First Episode

Television (Excerpts) – 2015

Does the insurance on the rental car cover getting smashed by a sculpture?
– Arlo Turner ( Benson Jack Anthony) keeps his tongue in his cheek
When I read it, I had a real emotional response to it. It's a widower and there's a nice juicy emotional foundation to start with. It was a starting-over story and that inspired me.
– Actor Erik Thomson on his 800 Words character George Turner, Stuff, 17 October 2018